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Two Fat Ladies stands in for burger joint in 'Tammy' filming

The cast and crew from 'Tammy' began filming at the corner of 16th and Dawson streets in Wilmington on Friday, May 3, 2013. The Two Fat Ladies restaurant is standing in as the Topper Jacks burger joint.

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The day started out about 6 a.m. with Tammy's (funny girl Melissa McCarthy) beat-up junker of a car careening into the parking lot of make-believe burger joint Topper Jacks (the real-life Two Fat Ladies restaurant) on Dawson Street in Wilmington.

Next week, the down-on-her luck lass will make a visit to her parents' house on Nun Street, according to Wilmington film permits, possibly after discovering her husband has been unfaithful.

It can only get better from there.

In real life, McCarthy is making her directorial debut with “Tammy,” a film she co-wrote alongside her writing partner/husband, Ben Falcone, who will co-direct as well.

In the comedy, McCarthy stars as a woman who has been fired from her fast-food job (Topper Jacks) and discovers her husband is cheating. The trauma has her hitting the road with her sassy, alcoholic, diabetic grandmother.

Kathy Bates will play the grandmother's lesbian pal, who bails the pair out on several occasions. Susan Sarandon is reportedly in final talks to join the cast, which also includes Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd and Toni Collette.

From New Line and Warner Bros., the film will hit theaters July 2, 2014.

On Friday, extras donned rusty brown and mustard yellow Topper Jacks uniforms while they operated fryers and watched McCarthy storm out of the greasy spoon.

On Monday, crews will head to Castle Hayne before spending much of the week in downtown Wilmington. They're then expected to pop up in Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes and Whiteville.

A variety of extras casting calls have gone out for the movie, including one for “background talent to be police officers (male and female), as well as some female prisoners. No visible tattoos please.”

“Tammy” is slated to shoot in the area through June 25 before heading to Niagara Falls, according to crew members.

For more information on casting for the film, visit Facebook.com/MartysCasting.

<p>Friday marked the beginning of a two-month-long adventure through Southeastern North Carolina for a couple of wise-cracking gals and their entourages in the locally filmed “Tammy.”</p><p>The day started out about 6 a.m. with Tammy's (funny girl Melissa McCarthy) beat-up junker of a car careening into the parking lot of make-believe burger joint Topper Jacks (the real-life Two Fat Ladies restaurant) on Dawson Street in Wilmington.</p><p>Next week, the down-on-her luck lass will make a visit to her parents' house on Nun Street, according to Wilmington film permits, possibly after discovering her husband has been unfaithful.</p><p>It can only get better from there.</p><p>In real life, McCarthy is making her directorial debut with “Tammy,” a film she co-wrote alongside her writing partner/husband, Ben Falcone, who will co-direct as well.</p><p>In the comedy, McCarthy stars as a woman who has been fired from her fast-food job (Topper Jacks) and discovers her husband is cheating. The trauma has her hitting the road with her sassy, alcoholic, diabetic grandmother. </p><p>Kathy Bates will play the grandmother's lesbian pal, who bails the pair out on several occasions. Susan Sarandon is reportedly in final talks to join the cast, which also includes Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd and Toni Collette.</p><p>From New Line and Warner Bros., the film will hit theaters July 2, 2014.</p><p>On Friday, extras donned rusty brown and mustard yellow Topper Jacks uniforms while they operated fryers and watched McCarthy storm out of the greasy spoon. </p><p>On Monday, crews will head to Castle Hayne before spending much of the week in downtown Wilmington. They're then expected to pop up in Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes and Whiteville.</p><p>A variety of extras casting calls have gone out for the movie, including one for “background talent to be police officers (male and female), as well as some female prisoners. No visible tattoos please.”</p><p>“Tammy” is slated to shoot in the area through June 25 before heading to Niagara Falls, according to crew members.</p><p>For more information on casting for the film, visit <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/facebook"><b>Facebook</b></a>.com/MartysCasting.</p><p><i></p><p>Cassie Foss: 343-2365</p><p>On <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news41"><b>Twitter</b></a>: @WilmOnFilm</i></p>